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package org.openide.loaders;
/** Allows certain data objects to be excluded from being displayed.
* @see RepositoryNodeFactory
* @author Jaroslav Tulach
*/
public interface DataFilter extends java.io.Serializable {
/** Should the data object be displayed or not?
* @param obj the data object
* @return <CODE>true</CODE> if the object should be displayed,
* <CODE>false</CODE> otherwise
*/
public boolean acceptDataObject (DataObject obj);
/** Default filter that accepts everything.
*/
/*public static final*/ DataFilter ALL = new DataFilterAll ();
/** @deprecated Only public by accident. */
/* public static final */ long serialVersionUID = 0L;
}